NEW, ODD, INTERESTING.

Waikato Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 2607, 8 April 1926, Page 2

NEW, ODD, INTERESTING.

T&illeso cb4s s with purple eyes, arc {gomroon in Siam.

The earliest known cookery was printed in Venice in l&K

Ely is the only cathedral in existence that has a Gothic dome. It is 170 feet high.

The Bank of England contains sil* .ter ingots which have laid in its vaults since 1696.

wmcli mulberry leaves are preserved in cold storage as food for silkworms.

It is estimated that the average depth of sand in the deserts of Africa is from thirty to forty feet.

The American people are spending a, year on admission &■? picture vne iiriest iace in me wotig is ma-de by the women of the Philippine Islands* from strong silky fibre obtained from pineapple leaves.

The first petrol-driven tramway ca: in Scotland., on the Stirling and Bridge of Allan route, has proved an unquali'fied success.

The widows of Korea never remarry. Even though they have been married only a mofith, they must not take a second husband.

There are only about one hundred negroes resident in Paris; and it is estimated that in the whole of France the colored population numbers less than five hundred.

A new American type of watertower for fighting fires projects an am into a building and from it throws a number of streams of water at different angles.

'Fireflies are used as jewels by the worn©® of Mexico. They tie them in Jittle gfffiure bags and put them in their hair of on their clothing. They also keep them in little wire cages and feed theisa on scraps of sugar-cane.

1 The butterfly, like the bat, fcbly goes W sleep head downW§i&fe its eyes looking straight down the stem of the grass on which it rests. It folds its wings to the utmost, and thus protects its body from the cold.

The most important pearl fisheries are -in the Indian Ocean; others are in the, Gulf of California and the Caribbean Sea: Pearls fakbn from differ-, ent localities vary, each having its marked characteristis^

Iron alloyed with gold has been introduced,as a substitute for tin in the making cans. The resulting product is said to be proof against corrosion of most Jrinds, but costs fifteen times as much as tinplate.

One of the gasometers of the Newtown Gas Company, Nes ***** WM&I fe uVo fiiiTictfea ana seventy**'*' s feet high and has a holder two hundred and fifty-one feet in diameter, is believed to be the largest in the world.

The post-office in Switzerland with the highest altitude is situated at the terminus of the Zermatt Gorncrgrat railroad, about 10,000 feet above sea level). It is estimated that, during the tourists ,depatch andn of picture postcards cmf/y trow this little office.

The oldest university in the world is at Pekin. It is called the “School for the sons of the Empire.” Its antiquity "is very great, and a grand register, consisting of stone columns, three hundred and twenty in number, is reputed to contain the names oi sixtv thousand graduates.

Silk was first made by Si-Ling, wife ■mf Hoang-Ti, Emperor of China, 260 C B.C. Among the Greeks, Aristotle (884-322 8.C.) is the first who mentions it It was not until A.D. 530, however, that it began to be cultivated in Europe, the first eggs being then brought from India hvsome monks.

For. the weary brain-worker there are worse ways,of spending a welcome “night off” than by the fireside, with pipe and book for company. But the tobacco for such occasions should be a brand that can bo smoked with enjoyment for three or four hours at a stretch without burning the tongue or other unpleasant consequences: where is such tobacco to ’be found? Why, right here in New Zealand. And it owes its excellence to two things,', principally. Firstly, it contains only a minimum amount of nicotine, and secondly it is toasted in the process of manufacture. That’s why the flavour is So good. In these-two Important respects it differs altogether from the imported brands which often contain as much as five or six per cent of nicotine, and Tap not toasted. For purity, delicacy, flavour, aroma, and wholesomeness, New Zealand tobaccos are unrivalled. If you like a mild aromatic smoko try liiverhead (told; if you prefer a medium strength there is Navy Cut (Bulldog), and if you are accustomed to a full-flavoured brand ask for Cut Plug No. 10 (Bull’s Head),